Laraque, former NHL player, tests positive for COVID-19

Forward 12-season veteran with Oilers, Penguins, Coyotes, Canadiens

By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

May 01, 2020

Georges Laraque, a forward who played 695 NHL games, said Thursday he has tested positive for COVID-19.

"Thanks everyone for your prayers and wishes, this is where I'm gonna live for awhile until my lungs clear!" the 43-year-old wrote Friday on Twitter with a picture of him in a medical facility.

Laraque played eight of his 12 NHL seasons for the Edmonton Oilers. He scored 153 points (53 goals, 100 assists) and had 1,126 penalty minutes with the Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens.

Laraque, who had 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in 57 Stanley Cup Playoff games, retired from the NHL following the 2009-10 season.

"I guess I'm not invincible, just got diagnosed with COVID," Laraque tweeted Thursday. "Since I'm asthmatic, not the best news, will fight it off!"

The Montreal native recently assisted Give Protection in Laval, Quebec, an effort to get more personal protective equipment to front-line medical staff.

Thanks everyone for your prayers and wishes, this is where I’m gonna live for awhile until my lungs clears! Merci à vous tous pour vos prières et vos souhaits, c’est ici que je vais vivre un bon de temps jusqu’à ce que mes poumons se rétablissent! pic.twitter.com/BnpMS1G6JK
— Georges Laraque (@GeorgesLaraque) May 1, 2020

Bon je ne suis pas invincible, je viens tout juste d’être diagnostiqué avec le Covid, pas la meilleure nouvelle étant donné que je suis asthmatique, ca va aller! I guess I’m not invincible, just got diagnosed with Covid, since I’m asthmatic, not the best news, will fight it off! pic.twitter.com/KIgo8Ra0sT
— Georges Laraque (@GeorgesLaraque) April 30, 2020

We need to protect our guardian angels. Medical personnel need our help: donate any medical equipment (gloves, masks, etc.) you have & spread the word :arrow_right: https://t.co/LjIipzpjqZ @donnezPPE_qc #GiveProtection #Covid19qc pic.twitter.com/P9OFbHLzIy
— Georges Laraque (@GeorgesLaraque) April 1, 2020

Laraque, former NHL player, tests positive for COVID-19

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